Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-10
HE CANNOT GO.
PRESIDENT cLLvELAsD DECLINES TO
VISIT RALEIGH. N. c.
His Letter to Governor scales-rhe North
State and the Constitutional
Centennial.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.I

ter to determine which OF the many in
yitations | have recently received il
would be possible for me to accept, and
one OF the hardest 10 decline has been
that which emanated from the capital
OF your State. The arrangements thai
circumstances have compelled me to
make for my contemplated trip have,
however, rendered it imprachcable to
go to Raleigh, and have so informed
the mayor but j feel that | ought not
TO refrain from sending you line in
acknowledgment OF your personal let
ter and expressive of my appreciation
of your kindness. Yours very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
The Presidents letter to Mayor
Thompson, of this city, expresses his
regrets at being compelled to decline
invitations to visit some cities Raleigh
among them.
Governor Scales this afternoon pre-
pared his programmc,for his visit to
the Philadelphia constitutional centen-
NAL. He will leave here on the morn
ing Of the 18th in Colonel A. b. An
drews's private car, accompanied by
that gentleman, Associate-,Justice A. s.
Merrimon, Walter i. Steele, Hon. w.
Il. Cox, and r.. II. Battle. At Green's
boro' he will meet his escort, the
Fayetteville Independent Light Infan-
try, Major w. f. Campbell, sixty
strong, andihe following members
of the general staff: Adiutant- General
Jobnstone Jones, Assistant Inspector
General Benjamin Cameron, Judge
Advocate General George ii. Brown,
Jr., and Colonel +. H. Fries, aidede-
camp. At Washington he will be join
ed by Aide-de-Camp j. NJ. Leach, Jr
The party will arrive at Philadelphia on
the morning Of the 18th. Their head
quarters will be at the Aldine Hotel.
The railway from Statesville to Tay-
louisville is expected to he completed by
Monday. It's length is twenty miles,
and all save one mile is completed.
Trains will run by the end of next
month.
The following delegates from North
Carolina to the meeting of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge of Odd-Fellows at Den
yer, Col, left tonight G. NJ. Busbec
and c. b. Edwards, of Raleigh; julius
Slocum, of GOldsboro'.
Rev. j. NJ. McManaway, of Wilson,
accepts the call to the pastorate Of
Shelby Baptist Church.
Rev. W. l.. Brown. Of Red Plains,
Mo, accepts the call TO the pastorlte of
the Baptist church at Stltesyllle.
Contracts have been signed for the
street railway at Wilmington. Work IS
t. begin October lst.
Great interest is shown at Durham
in the election tomorrow on the ques-
ton Of subscribing 3l01,0Ol to the
capital stock of tao Durham and North
crn railroad. A great mass-meeting
in favor Of the subscription was held at
StoEes's Hall this evening.
Three prisoners in Beaufort county
Jail escaped by eating n plank from
the floor, having had aid from outside.
They then cut through a brick wall
three feet thick. One Of them is
negro burglar named George Blount
IN Richmond county yesterday a
two. yoar-old child OF Stephen Thomas
fell into a hogshoad full Of scalding
water, near which it, father WAS dress
ing hogs. The father pulled the Child
out, hut its injuries We're fatal.
The talk about politics has been
greatly increased by the news Of the
visit of sherman and Malone To RAJ
leigh. 1t is an open secret that the
Republicans calculate on increasing
Their white vote i'll the next election
They say. or rather intimate, that there
is rather more Independence on the part
of thenCgfOes than before. Fearing that
this possible breach may widen, they
will Try to fill it with new white allies
\ leading Republican said today
&" At the next election We hope and cX-
poet to see many of the late lnlcpend-
cnts come ont squarely Us Republicans,
and we intend to foster the independ-
snt idea Just as much as possible We
viii, to this end. avail ourselves of any
and all sources of dissatisfaction aud
discussion. In other words, W. expect
TO enlarge the independent idea ID its
utmost possible limit.
1t least three hundred justices Of the
peace have been appointed by the
Governor for various counties to supply
the places Of those who were appointed
by the last Legislature and failed 10
qualify. 1t does not appear that he
will have to make many more appoint
ments
gbe rates of fare to the State Fair are
somewhat lower than ever before. They
vary from a cent to two cents per mile
for the round trip; in no case exceed
ing s. for the round trip from any
point in the State.
As a general theme Of conversation
the crops are fer ahead. The uncer-
tainty as to the cotton crop increases.
To be frank, it is well nigh impossible
to make accurate statements. The
president of the State Agricultural So
ciety figures that it viii be 10 per cent.
better than the last csop. Some per-
SONS, on the other hand, sag il Will fail
under the last crop. These base tdeir
belief on the idea that while the stalk Of
The cotton Is large, it is not well fruited,
and that cool weather. rains, and cater
pillars have MI done their share to dam,
age it, In July The Oldest farmer never
saw finer crop prospects, but the situa-
ton has now changed without doubt.
Since fodder has been pulled the corn
crop does not show up IN some sections
as high as the estimates put it. Yet it
is big crop the State over. Bread
will be abundant next year.
Tho Episcopal Convention of Raleigh
meets at Hillsboro' on the 18th. 1t is
the largest and most important in this
diocese.
Plans are perfected for the building
of a cotton seed oil mill at Fayetteville.
The schools are now rapidly opening
The attendance is larger than before.
The greater attention paid educational
matters is bearing good fruit. The
normal school for the colored people at
Kittrell is reported to be doing good
work. There is watering place in
connection with this school during the
summer, and it is the only resort in
this country owned by negroes.
The Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley
railroad il now 220 miles long, and
work on it progresses rapidly north
westward. It's Virginia connection is
assured. Another batch of convicts
n Al